GreenTechMedia

JULY 14, 2020

Things are moving fast in the grid battery industry — and nowhere faster than California. That’s where LS Power, a private equity firm that develops grid infrastructure, hooked up the new most powerful battery in the country last month. That beats the previous record-holder for most powerful battery in the U.S.,

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FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Battery supplier Samsung SDI has recalled up to 180,196 battery packs for internal cell failures, which can lead to a loss of power and increased risk of fire, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports ( via Automotive Dive ). Each of these models was previously recalled for battery issues last fall.

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altenergymag

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Centrica Business Solutions set to optimise new virtual power plant to act as environmentally friendly back up to the grid in Belgium.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 22, 2020

The company also made a stunning, if not entirely surprising, prediction: It will spend $1 billion on battery projects next year. In addition to building renewables thorugh its Energy Resources development arm, NextEra is adding wind, solar and batteries through its regulated utilities, Florida Power & Light and Gulf Power.

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altenergymag

JULY 27, 2021

Medical battery manufacturer Ultralife Corporation is redefining portable power for the global healthcare IT industry at this year's HIMSS exhibition at the Venetian-Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas from August 9-13, 2021. Interested parties can let Ultralife know which day they are attending by completing an online form.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 10, 2020

In the power sector, another 100 megawatt battery just got contracted to support the grid near Los Angeles. This marks the first battery deal for Clean Power Alliance. Big battery hotspot. Southern California's grid has become a hotspot for very large batteries stepping in to provide grid capacity.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

After years of selling more expensive home battery systems, sonnen launched a new product Thursday to compete on cost with other mainstream options in the U.S. That puts it in competition with the similarly sized and priced LG Chem Resu and Enphase Encharge batteries, and slightly smaller than Tesla's Powerwall, which holds 13.5

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 24, 2020

NextEra Energy, North America’s leading wind and solar generator, is combing through its base of existing solar facilities with an eye to retroactively adding batteries, as it adopts a more “aggressive” view on the falling cost of energy storage. In-house battery expertise. Near-firm" renewable power.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 21, 2021

Wed, 04/21/2021 - 01:45. There are also more incentives for fleet managers to adopt these battery-powered vehicles, because in a growing amount of cases, electric vehicles can save companies money over using diesel power. . Battery-powered commercial vehicles also highlight the power of the lithium-ion battery in a unique way.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Pacific Gas & Electric is asking state regulators to approve another massive round of energy storage procurements, including its first large-scale contract for behind-the-meter batteries to serve grid needs. The 27 MW aggregation is the first large-scale behind-the-meter battery project for PG&E, but not for the state as a whole.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2021

Thu, 06/03/2021 - 01:15. Transportation companies are addressing the circular economy not just with the materials that go into their cars and facilities, but also with the batteries they run on as the industry moves toward producing more electric vehicles. . 5 circular economy startups we've got our eyes on. Sherrie Totoki.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

Global battery supplier Octillion Energy has announced that it is now shipping over 1,500 battery packs per day. The company says rising EV sales in Brazil, India and China have contributed to the demand for its battery packs. We’re especially proud of our role in supplying batteries for the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

million customers by 2025, adding nearly 700 megawatts of wind power, plus more solar and battery storage systems to boost rural reliability. Ameren Missouri has set a goal to reduce its carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2050, pushing it beyond Missouri’s meager renewable portfolio standard of 15 percent by 2021.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Under current EU law and also post Brexit, manufacturers retain responsibility for the safe disposal of electric car batteries. Under current EU law and also post Brexit, manufacturers retain responsibility for the safe disposal of electric car batteries. This will help to transform the economics of the electric vehicle market.”.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 17, 2020

AGCO is testing the battery-powered Fendt e100 Vario for a range of farming and municipal applications. "It Billed as the first fully electric driver-optional tractor, the Monarch will be available in fall 2021 at a pricetag starting at $50,000. It's supposed to deliver the first models in fall 2021 and claims "hundreds" of pre-orders.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Project Overview Launched in January 2021, the FCH2RAIL project had a budget exceeding 14 million, over 70% of which was funded by European Union programs. The train is based on an existing Renfe commuter model, retrofitted with new power systems that integrate hydrogen fuel cells and advanced lithium-titanate oxide (LTO) batteries.

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MARCH 18, 2022

Battery recycling specialist Ascend Elements (formerly Battery Resourcers) has been selected by SK Battery America (SKBA) to recycle both cell and module battery manufacturing scrap from SKBA’s manufacturing facility in Commerce, Georgia. Source: Ascend Elements.

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MARCH 15, 2022

We EVangelists have gotten used to smugly pointing to the steadily declining costs of batteries (and renewable energy), but thanks to the recent surge in raw material prices, that positive trend could slow, or even go into reverse, according to a recent Reuters report. Lithium prices have also risen, more than doubling since the end of 2021.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 22, 2024

The Chartered Institute of Waste Management (CIWM) has called for extended producer responsibility (EPR) for batteries (and products containing batteries) and a targeted deposit return scheme (DRS). The appeal was made in a new white paper from the group, called ‘An EPR of Everything, Starting with Batteries’.

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GreenBiz

JULY 21, 2021

Wed, 07/21/2021 - 02:00. In the past year, big-name OEMs have revealed plans for an entire lineup of new battery-electric commercial vehicles — ranging from Ford’s unveiling of the 2022 E-Transit to Mercedes-Benz’s announcement that eSprinter is heading to the U.S. GM scales up EV fleet support infrastructure. Liz Morrison.

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Charged

APRIL 21, 2023

Sodium-ion batteries , which could offer significant cost and raw material procurement advantages over the lithium-ion kind, have been much discussed in the press of late. Chinese battery behemoth CATL unveiled its first-generation sodium-ion battery in July 2021. Neither company has yet offered any details.

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JANUARY 29, 2025

Norwegian battery materials company Vianode has been selected as a strategic supplier of high-performance anode graphite solutions to General Motors (GM). Under the supply agreement, Ultium CellsGMs battery cell manufacturing joint venture with LG Energy Solutionwill use the material for EV batteries and drive units.

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MAY 25, 2022

As EV demand steadily grows, automakers and their suppliers are wisely hustling to increase battery production capacity—preferably close to their auto plants and markets. Benchmark Mineral Intelligence reports that there are currently over 300 battery gigafactories in the construction or planning stages around the world.

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Energy Storage News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

This Friday Briefing looks back at how the industry in 2021 theorised the UK battery storage market playing out.

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GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2021

Wed, 05/05/2021 - 02:00. They tend to have longer routes — so need bigger batteries — and they also have many more high-end features, such as power outlets at every seat, WiFi access, bathroom and premium seats, carpeting, and heating and cooling. . during the first half of 2021. Katie Fehrenbacher. That number should only grow.

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Solar Power World

APRIL 25, 2023

utility-scale battery storage market has existed in earnest since 2011 led by one dominant battery chemistry choice: lithium. According to data through 2021 from the U.S. EIA, 97.95% of utility-scale batteries installed in the United States were lithium-based. Although still very much in its infancy, the U.S.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 26, 2021

Fri, 03/26/2021 - 02:00. Power struggle: The looming high-tech battery crisis. Episode 261: Sea changes, strategy shifts. Heather Clancy. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (4:22). How infrastructure is banking on green banks. Unilever sets out net-zero plan for shareholder vote. A new wave for ocean adaptation? (19:30).

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MARCH 17, 2023

Public-private alliance Li-Bridge , representing the US battery ecosystem, has released an action plan to accelerate creation of a robust domestic manufacturing base and supply chain for lithium-based batteries. The alliance was convened by the DOE and is managed by Argonne National Laboratory. Source: Argonne

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Date/Time: November 2, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) Strategies for addressing air quality and climate change challenges need to be more nuanced than making all vehicles electric. This is particularly true for commercial vehicles such as buses, which have different power needs and workloads than passenger cars.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Cirba Solutions and GM have extended an existing agreement to recycle battery scrap generated by manufacturing and research at selected GM facilities through 2024. The original agreement dates from 2021, and GM has already recycled more than a million pounds of batteries. Source: Cirba Solutions.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 7, 2021

Wed, 04/07/2021 - 01:15. It would buoy domestic EV production: Asian countries own the world's EV battery production markets. But Biden is hoping to boost domestic manufacturing of batteries and EVs through incentives for automakers. The key things to know about Biden's EV infrastructure plan. Katie Fehrenbacher.

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JANUARY 25, 2023

Group14 launched its first Battery Active Materials factory, BAM-1 in Woodinville, Washington, in April 2021 with a yearly nameplate capacity of 120 tons of SCC55, its proprietary silicon-carbon battery product. Group14 has also announced plans for an additional BAM factory in South Korea as part of a joint venture with SK.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

As regular Charged readers know, the US Inflation Reduction Act has spurred a tidal wave of investment in battery plants, as well as mines and processing facilities for critical battery minerals. EVSE manufacturers have also been joining the party (or “lining up at the trough,” as a fiscal conservative might put it).

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JANUARY 20, 2023

Ultium Cells , the battery cell manufacturing joint venture of LG Energy Solution and GM, plans to invest an additional $275 million in its Spring Hill, Tennessee plant to expand the facility’s battery cell output by more than 40 percent, from 35 GWh to 50 GWh. billion into the facility in April 2021. The company put $2.3

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MAY 6, 2024

South Korean EV battery manufacturer SK On, a subsidiary of SK Innovation , has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Italian luxury sports carmaker Ferrari to reinforce their partnership and innovate cell technology. The new relationship should enable SK On and Ferrari to discover new cell technology solutions.

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AUGUST 22, 2022

Polish battery system manufacturer Impact Clean Power Technology (ICPT) has started construction of a factory designed to produce battery systems for public transportation, railroads and stationary energy storage applications. For 2021, Impact held about 15% of the European electric bus battery market,” says the company.

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Charged

AUGUST 31, 2022

Swedish electric car OEM Polestar (Nasdaq: PSNY) has signed a multiyear agreement to supply battery and charging systems to Candela , a Swedish maker of electric hydrofoil boats. The agreement to supply battery technology to a third party is a first for Polestar. Polestar is a dream partner for us,” said Candela CEO Gustav Hasselskog.

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